Tag: myth

  • Creation: Day One

    Creation: Day One

    Today we begin our expository journey through Genesis 1-11. There are claims that Genesis 1-11 are a separate work from Genesis 12-50. I believe they are one, cohesive work, each chapter consisting of literal history. Chapters 1-11 do differ from Chapters 12-50, however. They are more like the Ancient Near East Myths of the region,…

  • Is the Bible full of Myths? Trick Question.

    Is the Bible full of Myths? Trick Question.

    There are a few people today who will say that the Bible is full of myths, and excuse themselves from believing in Christ on that basis. This statement is interesting because the word, “myth,” could mean one of two things formally. First, a myth could mean “a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history…

  • Darwinism, A Modern Day Myth?

    Over the past few weeks we have looked at myths from other cultures in the past. We looked at the Enuma Elish, which was the first creation story ever recorded in writing. We looked at the Gilgamesh Flood, which portrayed with much similarity the flood in our own scriptures. We looked at variations within the…